After driving to a remote ranch hours before the April 2024 total solar eclipse started to darken the landscape around us, all weather indications were over 85% total cloudy and stormy along the Texas projected path of totality. The weather anxiety was exhausting! We made our way, knowing that capturing the eclipse on cameras AND simply experiencing it with naked eyes was pre-heartbreaking. I set up the equipment and tried to enjoy the Spring warmth and indigenous Texas wildflower cover around me. As the event time neared, the cloud cover remained thick, but every so often the clouds thinned enough to see the outline of the Sun. This gave me some excitement and encouragement. And before you knew it, the moon started it's advance.